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Rupert Ross’s Returning to the Teachings

For some time my friend Tom Porter has urged me to read Rupert Ross’s, Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice (Penguin, 1996, 2006). I just finished it with the question, why didn’t I get to this book sooner? Tom … Continue reading

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On Time, Memory, and Reconciliation

Several things have converged in the last few days to make me think about time, memory, and reconciliation. But it’s not an easy topic! St. Augustine had it right: “If no one asks me, I know; if I wish to … Continue reading

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Reconciliation with Earth: Some Questions and Probings

Red Clay, Blood River raises the question of what it means to find reconciliation with the Earth. Or is it “reconciliation with Earth”? Perhaps the latter, for we always want to see reconciliation in inter-personal terms. In my own life … Continue reading

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What Is “Roundtable Ministries”?

What is Roundtable Ministries? Roundtable Ministries seek to express God’s work of reconciliation and restoration in worship and community action. In worship we place a round table at the center of our communion and conversation. In our communities we try … Continue reading

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